ALINGTON HOUSE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1113430 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We target work with groups that face disadvantage including economic, social and educational disadvantages. We promote celebration of difference through single gender work, asylum seeker and refugee work, and other marginalised group work.We offer training to unemployed residents in the deprived Durham Coalfields area and work on an outreach basis to offer volunteering roles to those in need.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£144k
Latest spending
£111k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets increased to £275,070, comprising a designated building fund of £200,000 and unrestricted funds of £75,070. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of approximately three months of liquid reserves to meet contingencies. The charity faced significant operational challenges including major building repairs, but services continued with temporary arrangements.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 3 months of liquid reserves (held: £75k)
“The charity maintains approximately 3 months of liquid reserves to meet contingencies.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£144k£111k
31/12/2023£143k£121k
31/12/2022£105k£113k
31/12/2021£120k£140k
31/12/2020£97k£69k

Common questions

Is ALINGTON HOUSE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets increased to £275,070, comprising a designated building fund of £200,000 and unrestricted funds of £75,070. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of approximately three months of liquid reserves to meet contingencies. The charity faced significant operational challenges including major building repairs, but services continued with temporary arrangements. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ALINGTON HOUSE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ALINGTON HOUSE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include FRAZER TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
FRAZER TRUSTFY2024£2kOld and infirm
FRAZER TRUSTFY2025£2kChildren

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/06/2024£16kVery Important Players Community Project
The National Lottery Community Fund18/02/2022£7kVery Important Players Self Advocacy Project
The National Lottery Community Fund01/08/2019£10kAccess to Participation
The National Lottery Community Fund28/06/2018£9kAlington House Women and Development
The National Lottery Community Fund19/12/2016£6kCelebrate 80 Project
The National Lottery Community Fund30/11/2016£2kVisually Impaired Healthy Cooking Project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/10/2016£8k"Alington House - 8 decades of Community Activity and Informal learning"
Community Foundation North East18/11/2015£8kTowards Community development and integration
The National Lottery Community Fund15/04/2014£6kAlington House Womens Work
The National Lottery Community Fund07/07/2011£9kInspiring to the City Volunteering Pilot Project